The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 day ago"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by countylemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1image"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by countylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 day agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Hot-Spot-Analysis-for-the-Estimated-Proportion-of-Children-with-ASD-County-Level_fig2_370523386
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·1 day agoCould also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell. But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoThe middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoWell the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.
minus-squarekemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIsn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoCould represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoYeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).
Could also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell.
But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.
The middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?
Well the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.
Isn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?
Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.
Yeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).